Great Plains 3S-4000 User Manual

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Installation Instructions

3S-4000 Folding Min-Till Drill

Acre Counter Update

Used with:

• 3S-4000

General Information

When you see this symbol, the subsequent instructions and
warnings areserious- follow without exception. Your life and

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the lives of others depend on it!

These instructions explain how to install the bat­tery operated Acre Counter. The Acre Counter is
used to calculate and display the field acres and
total acres accumulated on the implement it is
mounted on and calibrated for.

These instructions apply to:

194-210A Electronic Acre Meter Kit

Manual Update

Refer to the 3S-4000 operator’smanual for de­tailed information on safely operating, adjusting,
troubleshooting and maintaining the Acre
Counter. Refer to the parts manual for part
identification.

195-242M-A Operator’sManual
195-242P Parts Manual

Before You Start

Page 6 has a detailed listing of parts included in
the Acre Counter package. Use this list to inven­tory parts received.

Tools Required

• Electric drill

• Basic hand tools

Definitions

Right hand and left hand as used in this manual
are determined by facing the direction thedrillwill
travelwhile in use.

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Assembly Instructions

Refer to Figure 1

1. Select a ground drivenshaft with easy ac­cess. Install the two halves of the magnet ac­tuator around the shaftand slide theactuator
together.Positionthe magnet actuator next to
the bearing mount.

Note: Take care when sliding the actuator togeth­er so not to break one of the tabs.

2. Remove the two nuts and lock washersfrom
the carriage bolts which hold the bearing to
the mount.

3. Place the bracketwhich holds the pickup sen­sor over the bolts and replace the nuts and
lock washers. Tighten nuts.

4. Attach the pickupsensor to the sensor brack­et. Secure the ground wire to one of the
mounting screws. Slide the sensor so it is no
more than 1/8" from the magnet actuator. Do
not allow the sensor to touch the magnet ac­tuator. Tighten screwsto hold in place.

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21821

Figure 1

Magnet Actuator

Refer to Figure 2

5. Mount the acre counter console to the drill
frame. Select a location close to the pickup
sensor which allows easy access for reading
or adjustments. Pick a location which allows
the console to be mounted in a vertical posi­tion.

6. Hold the console in place and mark where to
drill the holes forthe mounting screws.

7. Drill 11/64" holes where marked and secure
the acre counter console in place with two
3/4" x 10-16 self taping screws.

8. Connect the cable from sensor pickupto the
acre counter console. Windup and tie out of
the way any extra cable.

21822

Figure 2

Acre Counter Console

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Operating Instructions

The battery operated acre counter operates in
one of two modes.In sleep mode, the display is
blank, and the counter is accumulatingacres.
Sleep mode will be entered if a button is not
pressed for 20 seconds. In entry mode, the dis­play is on, and the operator can enter values. To
getinto entrymode,pressthe FUNC button.If you
continue to press the FUNC button,the acre
counter will cycle throughthe functions that itcan
perform.The icons abovethe digitsindicatewhich
function is selected. The available functions are:

• Field Acres

• Total Acres

• Pulses per Mile

• Width

• Password

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Field Acres

Refer to Figure 3

Press the FUNC button until the "FIELD" icon ap­pears in the display.The digits indicate the acres
coveredsince the fieldacre counter wascleared.

To clear the fieldacre count, depress the UP and
DOWN buttons for2 seconds.

Field acres will count in tenths of an acre up to

9999.9 acres.

Total Acres

Refer to Figure 4

Press the FUNCbuttonuntil the "TOTAL" icon ap­pears in the display.The digits indicate the acres
covered since the total acre counter was cleared.

To clear the total acre count, press and hold the
UP and DOWN buttons for 2 seconds.If a pass­word has been entered you will not be able to
clear the total acre count.

Total acres will count from 1 to 99999 acres.

FLD

ACRES

Figure 3

TOT

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ACRES

Figure 4

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Pulses per Mile

Press the FUNC buttonuntil the "PULSES" icon
appears in the display. The number in the display
indicates how many timesthe shaft rotatesfor ev­ery mile driven.

There are 2 methods to enter the pulses per mile:

Refer to Figure 5

a. Ifyouknowthenumber,selectit using the

UP and DOWN buttons. When youpress
the FUNC button, the Landtracker will ac­ceptthenumberinthedisplayasthenew
pulses per mile.

Refer to Figure 6

b. If you do not know the pulses per mile,

press and hold the UP and DOWN but­tons until "0000" appears in the display.
The "COUNT" icon will appear.The acre
counter is now counting shaft rotations.
Enter the cab and drive one mile. Press
the FUNC button to wake up the acre
counter. The "PULSES" and "COUNT"
icons will re-appear. The number dis­played is the pulses per mile. Press the
FUNC button to accept the setting. The
"COUNT"iconwilldisappear.Ifyoucould
not drivea mile,you can calculate the
pulses per mile using a formula.

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PULSES

Figure 5

PULSES

pulses per mile =

pulse count

distance in miles

Note: If a password is set, you will not be able to
adjust the pulses per mile.

Width

Refer to Figure 7

PresstheFUNCbuttonuntilthe"WIDTH"icon ap­pears in the display. The number displayed is the
width of your implement in feet.

To adjustthe width, pressthe UP andDOWN but­tons.If a password has been entered,youwill not
be able to adjust the width.

The width can be adjusted from 0 to 99.9 feet, in
tenths of a foot.

CNT

Figure 6

WIDTH

FT

Figure 7

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Password

The password function allows you to protect the
total acre count, pulses per mile and width set­tings with a password. This stops anyonefrom
accidentally changing those settings.When the
acrecounteris shipped, the passwordis disabled.
Youcanmodify thepulsesper mileandimplement
width at any time.

Press the FUNC buttonuntil the "PASS" icon ap­pears. The digits will display the word "Ent" or
"dIS"

If the display shows "dIS"

Refer to Figure 8

The password is disabled. The total acre
count, pulses per mile,width and password
settings can be adjusted using the up and
down buttons. The password can also be
changed using the up and down buttons.

If the display shows "Ent"

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PASS

Figure 8

5

Refer to Figure 9

You must enter your password using the UP
and DOWN buttons. When yourpassword is
displayed, press the FUNC button to test the
password. If the password is correct, you will
be able to change the acre counter settings.
The password will be viewable until the acre
counterpowersdown. Whentheacrecounter
is powered up again, you willhave to re-enter
the password to change settings.

If the password is not correct, you will not be
able to change the acre counter settings.
When the "PASS" function is selected again,
"Ent" will appear in the display.

Changing the password

Refer to Figure 10

Select a new password using the UP and
DOWN buttons. Press the FUNC button until
the word "SEt" appears in the display. Re­lease the FUNC button.The numberin the
displayis your newpasscode.Make sure you
write it down!To disable the password,try set­ting it to 0000. Press and hold the FUNC but­tonuntiltheword"dIS"appearsin the display.

If the passwordis forgotten, it can be disabled by
removingthebatteries. The passwordis intended
for rental units. It is recommended that a seal be
affixed to the rear plate of the acre counter to de­termine if the settings have been tampered with.

PASS

Figure 9

PASS

Figure 10

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Battery Replacement

The battery operatedacre counter uses 3AA bat­teries.Thebatteriesshould last between5and10
years.The acre counter will last much longer than
that.Eventuallyyou will havetoreplace the batter­ies. The acre counter will display "LObA" when
the batteries require replacement. Remove the
acre counter from the implement and undo the 4
screwson the back of the case. This willseparate
the housing from the rear plate. Replace the bat­teries with 3 high quality AA alkaline batteries.

Note: This unit is dust andsplash resistant,under
nocircumstanceshouldthisunitbesubmergedin
any conductive, corrosiveor flammable liquid.

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194-210A Electronic Acre Meter Kit

Your kit includes:
Qty. Part No. Part Description

1 168-240D METER SHAFT SENSOR MNT BRACKET
1 194-209M MANUAL ELECTRIC ACRE METER
2 801-172C SCREW HEX SLT 10-16X3/4PTH
2 802-506C RHSNB 1/4-20X1 3/4 GR5
1 823-184C VANSCO ACRE COUNTER
2 890-351C BUSHING 5/8 OD X 11/32 ID

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